Display-rack.



J. A. NICKERSNv DISPLAY RACK, APPLIOATIOR f ILnD MAY 4, 1909.

Patented Dec. '7, 1909'.

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JAMES A. NICKERSON, OF FAIRBURY, ILLINOIS.

DISPLAY-RACK.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 7, 1909.

Application filed May 4, 1909. Serial No. 493,805.

To all whom tt may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES A. NICKERSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Fairbury, in the county of Livingston and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Display-Racks; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in display racks andmore particularly to that class adapted to be used in displaying wallpapers and moldings to be used therewith and my object is to providemeans for suspending a plurality of di'l'l'erent grades of wall paper inposition to be readily exhibited.

A further object is to provide means for holding samples of the wall andceiling paper and border to be used therewith and a further object is toprovide means for attaching samples of molding to the iack.

Other objects andadvant-ages will be hereinafter referred to and moreparticularly pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying` drawings forming part of this application, Figure 1is a perspective view of my improved form of rack, showing a section ofwall paper and molding attached thereto. Fig. Q is a detail perspectiveview of one end of the arm employed for receiving the samples of wallpaper.v Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of one portion of the rackshowing the pins thereon to receive the socket of paper holding arm.Fig. 4: is a detail sectional view through a portion of the rack andsocket of the supporting arm, showing the means of attaching sections ofmolding thereto, and, Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view through thepaper receiving arm.

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designatecorresponding parts throughout the several views, l indicates 'astandard, to the lower end of which are secured cross arms 2, which areadapted to form a base for the standard, said cross arms and standardbeing securely braced by means of brace straps 3, the lower edges of thecross arms having bearing blocks 4 thereon.

Attached in any suitable manner to the upper end of the standard 1, is aplate or table 5, extending upwardly from the surface of which are aplurality of pins 6, the lower ends of said pins being introducedthrough openings 7 in the plate and are held in position on the plate bymeans of collars 8, there being a row of said pins lengthwise of theplate and adjacent each edge thereof.

Adapted to cooperate with the pins 6 and pivoted thereon, are arms 9,which arms are preferably formed of metal and provided with channels I0,rectangular in general outline to receive the ends, and accommodate amultiplicity of samples of wall paper 1l, the free edges of the armsbeing preferably bent upwardly and interiorly thereof, as shown at 12 toreinforce the lower edges of the channel and at the same time formclamps for engaging the inserted wall paper, one end of the arms beingopen, whereby the wall paperI may be readily introduced into thechannel, while the opposite end thereof is provided with a socket 13,which is adapted to extend over the pins 6, said sockets forming abearing for the arms and it will be seen that by mounting the arms inthis manner, they may be shifted from side to side to exhibit thevarious samples of wall paper. Depending from the plate 5 are aplurality of hooks 14, with which are adapted to engage eyes 15 in theends of sections of molding 16 and as said hooks are placed below theplate 5, the suspending of said moldings will not interfere with theexhibition of the wall paper. In this manner it will be seen that anumber of different samples of the wall paper may be placed in positionfor convenient exhibition and when not in use, the arms may be swungsubstantially in alinement with the edges of the plate, in which eventthe rack will occupy but a minimum amount of space and it will furtherbe seen that by suspending the various grades of molding in the mannershown, it will likewise be in convenient position for exhibitionpurposes.

It will further be seen that the samples of paper may be readily changedas desired and a new sample of paper placed in the channels 10 and itwill likewise be seen that the arms may be removed from engagement withthe plate and the paper rolled therearound and stored away and in thismanner a great variety of different grades of wall paper may beexhibited from one rack.

What I claim is:

A sample wallpaper display rack, comprising a board member, means forsupporting said board member lin an elevated position, said board memberbeing provided with upstanding pins adapted for insertion :intov saidboard for retention in upright position,

la hollow arm of rectangular formation in general outline, the lower.edge of the walls of said arm being inturned thus thickening said wallsat the lower edges thereof, said arm "having at vone end a socket theaxis of which is at right ang-les to the aXis of said arm, said socketvbeing adapted 4to receive to clamp the infolded paper samples inl5.serted into said hollow arm.

In testimony whereof I have signed my mame to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JAMES A. NICKERSON.

l/Vitnesses ROBERT HENNING, PEARL I-vns.

